Florida Fishing Areas
Florida is known for its incredible fishing opportunities. There is a wide variety of freshwater, saltwater, and brackish water fishing options available across the state. The most popular angling destinations in Florida include the Florida Keys, Miami, Tampa Bay, and Destin.
Florida is home to a diverse range of species of fish, including largemouth bass, redfish, snook, tarpon, bonefish, and many more. The best times of year to fish in Florida vary depending on the species being targeted. Generally, the spring and fall months are considered the best for many species, as the weather is mild and the fish are more active. The average seasonal temperatures in Florida range from the mid-60s to the mid-80s.
When it comes to bait and lures, there are many options available. Live bait such as shrimp, squid, and mullet are popular choices, as are artificial lures like topwater plugs, jigs, and soft plastics.
Interesting fishing facts about Florida include that it is home to the largest number of saltwater fishing records in the United States, and that the Florida Everglades is the only place in the world where alligators and crocodiles coexist. Florida also has more than 30,000 lakes and over 1,000 miles of coastline, providing endless opportunities for anglers of all skill levels.
Location | State | Fish Habitat |
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Aerojet Canal Number C-111
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Butterfly Peacock Bass |
Alberta Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Alligator Alley
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bowfin, Butterfly Peacock Bass, Redear Sunfish |
Alligator Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Black Crappie, Redear Sunfish |
Apache Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Channel Catfish, Black Crappie |
Bairs Cove
|
Florida | Black Drum, Red Drum |
Barnett Park Frog Pond
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Redear Sunfish, Warmouth |
Bay Bluff
|
Florida | |
Bay Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass |
Beakman Lake
|
Florida | |
Bear Creek
|
Florida | Channel Catfish |
Bear Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Black Crappie, Redear Sunfish |
Becks Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Redear Sunfish |
Bethesda Pond
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Channel Catfish |
Big Redfish Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Big Sand Lake
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Black Creek Canal C-1
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Butterfly Peacock Bass |
Black Lake
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Blackwater River
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Bluegill, Shorthead Redhorse, White Seabass, Spotted Seatrout |
Blue Cypress Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, White Catfish, Black Crappie, Redear Sunfish |
Blue Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Blue Pond
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Boca Grande Bayou
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Boynton Canal
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish |
Brick Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Buck Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Florida Gar |
Butler Chain
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Butler Chain Of Lakes
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Butler Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
C.B. Smith Park Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Striped Bass, Common Carp, Butterfly Peacock Bass, Speckled Peacock Bass |
Caloosa Lake
|
Florida | |
Carlton Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Cat Lake
|
Florida | Alligator Gar, American Eel, American Shad |
Center Lake
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Central Canal (E-4)
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish |
Chain O Lakes
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, White Catfish, Black Crappie, Redear Sunfish |
Chain Of Lakes
|
Florida | |
Cherry Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Chipola River
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Shoal Bass, Spotted Bass, Bluegill, Redbreast Sunfish, Redear Sunfish |
Clear Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Wiper |
Clearwater Bay
|
Florida | Red Drum, Spotted Seatrout, Hammerhead Shark, Tiger Shark, Red Snapper |
Cook Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Coon Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, Channel Catfish, White Catfish, Black Crappie, Florida Gar, Longnose Gar, Chain Pickerel, Redear Sunfish |
Crescent Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie |
Crews Lake
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel |
Croaker Hole Cove
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Bluegill, Blue Catfish, Channel Catfish, Flounder, Crevalle Jack, Ladyfish |
Crooked Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Crystal Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Cutler Drain Canal C-100
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Butterfly Peacock Bass, Snook |
Cutler Drain Canal Number C-100
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Grass Carp, Butterfly Peacock Bass |
Cypress Creek Canal
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Butterfly Peacock Bass |
Cypress Creek Canal (C-14) Riverside Park Pompano Canal
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Butterfly Peacock Bass, Speckled Peacock Bass |
Cypress Creek Canal / West River Drive
|
Florida | |
Cypress Creek Canal / Winfield Park
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Speckled Peacock Bass |
Cypress Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Dead Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Yellow Perch, Shorthead Redhorse, Redear Sunfish |
Dead Lakes
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel |
Deer Back Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Deer Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Deer Point Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Yellow Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Redear Sunfish |
Delray Beach Canal (C-15)
|
Florida | |
Dewdrop Pool
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Dixie Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Doctors Lake
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel |
Doe Lake Boat Ramp
|
Florida | |
Dunns Creek
|
Florida | Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Duval Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Eagle Lake
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass |
Eagles Nest
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Earman River Canal (C-17)
|
Florida | |
East Crooked Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
East Lake Tohopekaliga
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Edward Medard Reservoir
|
Florida | Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Hybrid Striped Bass(Wiper/Palmetto) |
Ella Lake
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Escambia River
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Spotted Bass, Striped Bass, Whiterock Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Flathead Catfish, Black Crappie, Flounder, Chain Pickerel, Shorthead Redhorse, Spotted Seatrout, Redbreast Sunfish, Redear Sunfish, Warmouth |
Fish Cleaning Sink
|
Florida | |
Fisheating Creek
|
Florida | |
Fisher Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Florence Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Fore Lake Pier And Launch
|
Florida | |
Forest Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Fort Atkinson Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Fox Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Grasshopper Lake
|
Florida | |
Halfmoon Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Halls River
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass |
Hampton Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Hanna Lake Park
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie |
Henderson Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Hillsboro Canal (G-08)
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Redear Sunfish |
Holly Lake
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Howard Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Hunters Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Indian Bayou
|
Florida | Spotted Seatrout |
Indianhouse Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Industrial Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Jackson River
|
Florida | Rock Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Redbreast Sunfish, Brown Trout, Rainbow Trout |
Joe Budd Pond
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
John`S Lake
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Johns Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Yellow Bullhead, White Catfish, Black Crappie, Florida Gar, Longnose Gar, Chain Pickerel, Redear Sunfish |
Juniper Lake
|
Florida | Channel Catfish, Largemouth Bass |
Karick Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead, Channel Catfish, Chain Pickerel, Redear Sunfish, Wiper |
Kenansville Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Killarney Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Kings Lake
|
Florida | |
Kingsley Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Kirkland Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Ladyfinger Lake
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Red Drum |
Lake Adelaide
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Alto
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Annie
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Anoka
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Grass Carp |
Lake Apopka
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Arbuckle
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel |
Lake Ariana
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie |
Lake Arthur
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Asbury
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Smallmouth Bass, Black Crappie |
Lake Aurora
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Baldwin
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel |
Lake Beauclair
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Beresford
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Bessiola
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Blanche
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Blue Cypress
|
Florida | American Eel, Black Crappie, Bluegill |
Lake Bryan
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Bryant
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Buffum
|
Florida | Bluegill, Chain Pickerel, Largemouth Bass |
Lake Burden
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Camille
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Cannon
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Carlton
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Cassidy
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Catherine
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Charles
|
Florida | |
Lake Chase
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Clarke
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Clinch
|
Florida | Alligator Gar, Black Crappie, Bluegill |
Lake Cohen
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Conley
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Butterfly Peacock Bass |
Lake Conlin
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Conway
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Conway (Conway Chain Of Lakes
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Corrine
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Flathead Catfish |
Lake Crago
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Crosby
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Damon
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Delancy
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Denham
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Dexter
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Dias
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Redear Sunfish |
Lake Disston
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Dora
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Dorr
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Redear Sunfish |
Lake Douglas
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Down
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Downey
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Easy
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Eaton
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Echo
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Eckles
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Ella
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Eloise
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Emma
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Estelle
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Eustis
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Fairview
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Fannie
|
Florida | Bluegill, Largemouth Bass, Longnose Gar |
Lake Fay
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Fredrica
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Gary
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Geneva
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass |
Lake Gentry
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake George
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Striped Bass, Whiterock Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Redear Sunfish |
Lake Glenada
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Grass Carp |
Lake Glona
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Griffin
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Haines
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Hamilton
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Chain Pickerel |
Lake Hancock
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Harney
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Crappie, Redear Sunfish |
Lake Harris
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Hart
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Hartridge
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Hatchineha
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Hellen Blazes
|
Florida | American Eel, Black Crappie, Bluegill |
Lake Hiawatha
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Howard
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Huntley
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Grass Carp |
Lake Ida
|
Florida | American Eel, Black Crappie, Bluegill |
Lake Idamere
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Idylwild
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass |
Lake Istokpoga
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Channel Catfish, Black Crappie, Redear Sunfish |
Lake Ivanhoe
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Brown Bullhead |
Lake Jackson
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Black Sea Bass |
Lake Jackson (Sebring)
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Florida Gar |
Lake Jackson (Tallahassee)
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Channel Catfish |
Lake Jeffery
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill |
Lake Jesup
|
Florida | Largemouth Bass, Bluegill, Bowfin, Brown Bullhead, Black Crappie, Florida Gar, Redbreast Sunfish, Redear Sunfish |
Lake Josephine
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass |
Lake Juliana
|
Florida | Black Crappie, Bluegill, Largemouth Bass |
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